Name: Gina Cetta
Title: Program Director
CASA Employee Since: February 2009
1) What did you do before you worked at CASA?
I was an assistant district attorney in Pennsylvania.
2) Describe your job in five words.
Supervising, Editing, Resolving Problems, Laughing!
3) Can you describe what a typical day looks like for you?
No day is ever the same for me! Lots of court report editing, meetings, interacting with Advocacy Supervisors and CASAs, court hearings, planning for Tricky Tray...I could go on and on.
4) What is the best part about working for CASA?
I've worked for CASA for almost 12 years, so I could name quite a few "bests." If I had to pick just one, it would be hearing the CASAs share positive things that happened to the children that they advocate for.
5) What is the craziest/most unusual thing you’ve done in the name of serving children in foster care?
It was prior to a SuperHero run several years ago. I chased several dozen geese off of a field at Garrett Mountain at 6:30 in the morning.
6) When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
7) What is your go-to comfort food?
Homemade Italian Wedding Soup.
8) What personality trait has gotten you in the most trouble?
Being argumentative.
9) What celebrity have people said you resemble or remind them of?
I've been told that I resemble a young Marisa Tomei.
10) If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three items would you bring?
Sunscreen, bug spray, fishing net.